Federal agents executed search warrants at several Southern California sites they say are connected to three multimillion-dollar birth-tourism businesses that enabled thousands of Chinese women to travel here and return home with infants born as U.S. citizens.

David Petraeus, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and a retired military general, has signed court papers indicating he will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling classified information in exchange for a prosecutor’s recommendation he serve no jail time.

Hillary Clinton’s supporters defended her use of a private email account for official business as secretary of state, while Republicans said the practice raised questions about her commitment to transparency.

Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has agreed to plead guilty to accepting a $52,000 bribe and other charges stemming from an investigation that also found he had raided his campaign fund for personal use.

Opponents of the White House’s trade ambitions have seized on an obscure dispute-resolution provision to warn that a Pacific trade pact could expand the ability of foreign firms to challenge U.S. laws.